{"product_id":"um","title":"Um. . . - Slips, Stumbles, and Verbal Blunders, and What They Mean","description":"\u003cb\u003eEssential reading for talkers and listeners of all stripes: An original, entertaining, and surprising book that investigates verbal blunders: what they are, what they say about those who make them, and how and why we've come to judge them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An enjoyable tour of linguistic mishaps.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eUm...\u003c\/i\u003e is about how you really speak, and why it's normal for your everyday  speech to be filled with errors—about one in every ten words. In this charming, engaging  account of language in the wild, linguist and writer Michael Erard also explains  why our attention to some blunders rises and falls. Where did the Freudian slip come  from? Why do we prize \"umlessness\" in speaking—and should we? And how do we explain  the American presidents who are famous for their verbal stumbles?","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50951603978528,"sku":"9781400095438","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781400095438.jpg?v=1763640227","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/um","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}